snakeroot

any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria(Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega(Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root.

snakeroot

/ˈsneɪkˌruːt/

noun

1.

any of various North American plants, such as Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) and Eupatorium urticaefolium (white snakeroot), the roots or rhizomes of which have been used as a remedy for snakebite